Experience

Clanmil Ireland

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance and Governance Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Acadian Seaplants

• Canada
• Biotechnology
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Manager Europe - Acadian Seaplants Group

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

  This role involved:• Full ownership of the daily finance function for the UK and Ireland entities managing a team of 7 direct reports including month end reporting deadline oversight.• Setting SMART goals for direct reports, providing ongoing training and participating in annual reviews. • Responsibility for all reporting systems, internal control implementation, set up and documentation and staff training before and after the ERP system implementation from SUN to SAP B1. • Partnering with multiple SSC departments globally on a daily basis to upskill the group functions for local and national accounting standards, company law and other related areas. • Journal preparation and posting for month end, monthly board pack preparation for Balance Sheet, Budget to Actual Variance analysis and explanation and other key KPI’s• Management of annual audit process for all local entities from initial contact to final close off.• Management and streamlining of accounting operations pre and post SAP implementation.• Oversight and training of staff for weekly and monthly payroll’s in the UK and Ireland including the migration from local providers to ADP. • Full responsibility for preparing monthly management accounts to strict group month end reporting deadlines.• Ensuring compliance for all local Income tax, VAT, Payroll, R&D claims, and related filing requirements in the UK and Ireland.• All company secretarial filings and board papers for UK and Ireland entities including working with local service providers where required.• Assisting in the preparation and submission of any documents to obtain grants.• Preparation and implementation of internal controls policies and procedures including detailed SOP’s for all area’s of the finance function. • Full ownership of the finance function in multiple entities during the restructuring of acquisitions including transfer of all finance functions arising from redundancies and wind up of acquired entities.



International Airlines Group (IAG)

• United Kingdom
• Airlines and Aviation
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Group Internal Auditor

  • Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  6 month contractor role• Carried out internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) reviews, including detailed testing, reporting findings to external auditors as well as internal stakeholders for the 2019 financial statements and related controls for multiple operating companies in IAG including British Airways and Aer Lingus.• Delivered clearly documented testing and conclusions to agreed timescales including considering, where relevant, the risks of fraud, mismanagement and financial loss due to inadequate controls as required under the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) framework. • Drafted clear and concise reports, including the remedial actions for identified weaknesses after gaining agreement with the relevant line managers and then ensuring that the weaknesses were followed up and corrected.• Responsible for scheduling, performing and documenting of walk through testing and interviews with internal stakeholders and third party service providers including performing detailed root cause analysis so that findings can be clearly made, understood and then acted upon. • Performed the following ICFR audits for operating companies in the IAG group:o Treasury.o User Charges.o Buying Goods & Services.o Fixed Assets – Fleet.o Fixed Assets – Engines.o Entity Level Controls.



Sinnott Hughes and Company Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors

• Senior Auditor

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

  This role involved:• Point of contact for portfolio of internal and external audit clients.• Took a lead role in the development and implementation of detailed budgeting for audit clients including variance analysis. • Ensured GDPR compliance for the firm including staff training, documentation preparation and policy development.• Anti Money Laundering compliance including providing staff training and ensuring on going compliance with KYC and documentation retention.• Responsible for training audit staff and keeping them up to date with latest developments.• Took a lead role developing the firm’s template audit testing programs and associated working papers.• Provided company secretarial advice to firm’s clients for CRO filing deadlines. • Responsible for the audit planning and required field testing for all of the firms audit clients.• Planned and performed group audits for the firm’s largest clients.• Updated and maintained the firm’s policies and procedures to ensure full compliance with all regulatory bodies. • Assisted clients with the development of a robust financial control frameworks.• Provided assistance to clients with the preparation of budgets.• Completed Internal audit assignments for public and private entities which required the preparation of internal audit reports for the following areas: Fixed Asset register maintenance and associated recording systems and controls. Sales recording systems and related controls for various sales recording systems from cash/credit sales through to debtor management and lodgement recording. Purchase recording systems and related controls from purchase authorisation through to payment authorisation. Bank reconciliations, authorisations and access controls.  Staff policies and procedures. Time recording systems and authorisation for salaries and wages.



Public Practice roles with multiple firms

• Audit Senior / Group Audit Senior / Financial Accountant

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2015

  Audit Senior / Group Audit SeniorThese contract roles involved:• Being the point of contact for all client audit queries.• Internal Control testing.• Carrying out audit planning, testing and completion of audit programs.• Mentoring and reviewing the work of junior audit team members.• Preparing all audit files to partner review stage.• Project manage multiple incomplete records assignments. • Audit of regulated clients in accordance with Central Bank Regulations.• Audit of Irish multinational involved in software production for the banking sector.• Being point of contact for group audit queries including internal training of staff.• Liaising directly with clients and being the point of contact for consolidation queries.• Preparing Audited Financial Statements on CCH Accounts Productions.• Assisting the firm with its Anti Money Laundering compliance.• Preparing Financial Statements on Sage / Relate Accounts Production. Financial AccountantThese contract roles involved:• Preparing all journals and reconciling all Balance Sheet items for management accounts and year end Financial Statements. • Providing advice and support during the upgrading of internal controls and electronic reporting systems. • Compiling of working papers for sole traders and non audit clients.• The production of financial statements on Sage Accounts Productions.• Preparation and submission of Income Tax and Corporation Tax returns on ROS.• Company Secretarial filings with the Companies Registration Office using CORE.• Completion of firms working papers to partner review stage.• Payroll preparation for multiple companies.• P30 and VAT return preparation and submission.• Being point of contact for Revenue audits.



Keveny Monahan Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors

• Audit Senior / Group Audit Senior

  • Jul 2012 - May 2013

  This role reporting directly to the firms managing partner involved:• Prepared Audited Financial Statements on Relate Accounts Productions.• Point of contact for client for audit queries.• Planned, tested and completed of external audits including completion of Institute's PQA audit program.• Assisted with the training and development of junior audit team members.• Project managed the firm’s compliance and training for anti-money laundering.• Group Audit Senior for large group audit which required the preparation of group audit instructions for the component auditors (KPMG) in over 20 different companies including the development and review of the group audit working papers.• Audit Senior and client point of contact for section 110 investment vehicles administered by large investment brokers. • Provided tax advice and compliance services to high net worth individuals.• Assisted with and was point of contact for Revenue Audits.



Brennan Governey Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors

• Audit Senior

  • Feb 2012 - May 2012

  The role involved:• Preparing Income tax returns and sole trader accounts using Sage Tax Pro.• Non Audit Financial Statements preparation on Sage Accounts Production.• Omnipro audit program to be completed to partner review stage for all audits.• Gained exposure to additional computerised accounts production software packages.• Planned, performed and documented audits including the preparation of draft audit reports.• Developed team building skills by working in a larger firm with larger teams.



O'Leary Tucker Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors

• Trainee Accountant

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2012

  Roles and exposure:• Prepared Financial Statements for Sole Traders.• Worked closely with the partners on a daily basis during all of my training.• Financial statement preparation for companies and audit clients on excel.• Income tax preparation and training on Revenue on line service (ROS).• Corporation tax preparation and training on Revenue on line service (ROS).• Assisting the firm with its Anti Money Laundering compliance including KYC and firm documentation of policies. • Responsible for the preparation of payroll taxes for clients.• Assisting clients prepare for revenue audits.• Trained to perform analytical review of all balance sheet items.• Trained to prepare cash flow statements, cash flow forecasting and budgeting for clients. • Responsible for the preparation of monthly and quarterly management reports for various clients.• Took a lead role in the development of full back up storage for all computerised files including off site storage taking the back-up storage from paper to soft copy for the first time.• Developed the skills to perform audit planning, testing and document my findings in the prescribed manner in accordance with the International Standards for Auditing (ISA’s).• Preparation and submission of multiple returns and documents to the Companies Registration Office (CRO).